Our Lady of Betania: Finding Peace Through Reconciliation – Jun 18 – Homily – Fr Alan

 

Fr. Alan B. Maria Wharton gives the homily for Thursday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time (votive mass in honor of Our Lady, Mother of Reconciliation, on Jun 18, 2026), on Jesus' instruction on prayer, with the "Our Father" from the Gospel of Matthew, emphasizing that true prayer requires active communication and an interior disposition aligned with God's will.

Reflecting on the approved apparition or Our Lady in Betania, Venezuela, in which Our Lady identified herself as "Mary, Virgin and Mother Reconciler of all Peoples and Nation," Father points out humanity's urgent need for spiritual restoration through the sacraments and calls believers to seek forgiveness from God, forgive others from the heart, and pray for reconciliation in families, the Church, and a world wounded by sin and war.

Index
00:00 - The Lord's Prayer as Instruction on How to Pray
00:49 - Votive Mass of the Mother of Reconciliation
01:38 - Our Lady of Reconciliation and the Need for Union with God
02:37 - Prayer, Daily Bread, and the Eucharist
03:55 - Sin, God's Will, and Interior Disposition
05:29 - Confession and Mary's Role as Mother of Reconciliation
06:30 - Reconciliation Among Brothers and World Peace
07:35 - Call to Forgiveness and Closing Prayers

Scriptural, Catechetical, and Magisterial resources
Matthew 6:15 \x{2013} Forgiving others to receive forgiveness \x{2013} https://airmaria.com/go/J4B8F6
John 6:53 \x{2013} Eating flesh and drinking blood for life \x{2013} https://airmaria.com/go/y7mqa6
John 14:15 \x{2013} Love shown by keeping commands \x{2013} https://airmaria.com/go/wf3kDT
CCC 1422 \x{2013} Sacrament of Penance restores reconciliation \x{2013} https://airmaria.com/go/S3NLYE
CCC 969 \x{2013} Mary as Mediatrix of all graces \x{2013} https://airmaria.com/go/Sg5kUT
Pope Francis 2018 – Our Father prayer fosters filial attitude to God and fraternity with neighbors – https://airmaria.com/go/Kwe6YD
– Petitions offer expectations to Father for present needs like bread and forgi... – https://airmaria.com/go/TBXkd5
– Lord's Prayer reveals eschatological character as end-time prayer until Lord'... – https://airmaria.com/go/C37zJD
– Fourth petition seeks daily bread as earthly food and Eucharistic Body of Christ – https://airmaria.com/go/Cj4Yz3
Bishops – Our Father appeals for Eucharistic bread and purification from sin before Com... – https://airmaria.com/go/bQzpWK

Ave Maria!

Mass: Thursday 11th Week of Ordinary Time - Wkdy
Readings:  - http://usccb.org/bible/readings/061826.cfm
1st: Sirach 48:1-14 - Praise of Elijah
Resp: Psalms 97:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7 - Lord is King
Gsp: Matthew 6:7-15 - Teaching about Prayer

More on the Readings: https://airmaria.com/r?m=1628

Also on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhiPMN7wqQI